Raising children in love and faith
There is a lot to like about Queen Esther but one fun aspect is to assume a queen like her would have some awesome jewels and gems and what better activity than to create our own Make Queen Esther’s Gems to get into the Purim thrill? Combine science, art and fun to create your own …
This weekend we were all excited to give the playroom a good clean (maybe less excited about that!) and set up our 2024 Purim Shelfie + Starter Activities! Purim is a favorite of the kiddos and they were so excited to see what activities I set up for this year’s kick off. I kept it …
We had a school holiday today which meant even more time for some fun tikkun olam inspired sensory play with this Tikkun Olam Ocean Clean Up Sensory Bin! The set up was super easy and the kids really enjoyed looking for the pieces of trash and oil that were polluting the water and transferring them …
Olive trees are a wonderful symbol of Israel and Tu B’Shevat, as well as one of the seven species we eat during the holiday of Tu B’Shevat, so we had lots of fun incorporating real olive tree nature bits and pieces to create our special Tu B’Shevat Olive Tree page for our Tu B’Shevat Seven …
My family loves Tu B’Shevat, a lovely holiday that has gone through many transformations, some of which our Tu B’Shevat Shelfie + Starter Activities 2024 were able to capture with simple, fun, hands-on activities that allowed us to learn about and explore this holiday. Tu B’Shevat, the new year or birthday of the trees, has …
Get ready for some delightfully messy, ooey gooey Hanukkah sensory play with this easy and fun Dreidel Ooblek! My kids LOVE ooblek. It’s such an easy sensory material to create, but boy is it messy. That might just be half the fun 😉 Add some dreidels and plastic gelt and you have yourself a wonderful …
My first grader is especially into science fizzy fun so I knew he, and all the kids, were sure to love this simple science meets sensory activity with a Hanukkah twist, our Fizzy Hanukkah Menorah Fun! What You’ll Need Putting It Together Finished & Loving It! I wish you could hear the squeals of excitement …
It’s been so incredibly hard to get in the Hanukkah (and actually, any kind of activity) mindset right now but I do know and understand that the world needs as much light and love as we can pour into it so here is my small contribution for right now, our 2023 Hanukkah Shelfie + Starter …
I am still deeply feeling the joy and hope that comes from a meaningful High Holiday experience but it is with equal joy and excitement that I set up and invited my kiddos to our Sukkot 2023 Shelfie + Starter Activities. Sukkot is such a lovely holiday–celebrating the harvest and the wonders we receive from …
The Book of Jonah is traditionally read on Yom Kippur afternoon so this simple Loose Parts Jonah and the Fish invitation is an easy, hands-on, and fun activity to explore the story and the holiday of Yom Kippur. We love all kinds of loose parts play. While we often enjoy it in relation to sensory …
